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Unique war memorials in The Granite State
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (94+ words) Off the Beaten Path, finding some memorials with an important story to tell. We are headed off the beaten path to tour some unique war memorials, all with important stories to tell. Plus, remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice…...
At Lincoln's Illinois home, guides reveal the man behind the icon
12+ hour, 3+ min ago (1297+ words) May 27, 2026, 5: 00 a. m. ET | Springfield, Illinois (Editor's note: This story is part of the Monitor's summerlong series following old U. S. Route 66from Chicago to Santa Monica, California.) Park Ranger Joseph Tonjes is standing on the steps of Abraham Lincoln's home, giving instructions to a…...
Auburn Trustees Approve Additional Work on Town Hall Museum
6+ hour, 18+ min ago (79+ words) Geauga County Maple Leaf Auburn Trustees Approve Additional Work on Town Hall Museum Reconstruction costs at the Auburn Township Town Hall Museum continue to rise as contracts uncover additional structural damage at the historic building on the corner of Auburn…...
Grant funding secured to restore Pembrokeshire's last surviving t" unnos
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (789+ words) Pembrokeshire County Council's Museum Service has secured a "20, 000 grant from the Pilgrim Trust to carry out essential conservation and building repairs to a historic Pembrokeshire cottage. Penrhos Cottage near Llanycefn, Maenclochog is Pembrokeshire's last surviving t" unnos, or overnight cottage,…...
Clarkston Historical Society unveils new exhibit
16+ hour, 56+ min ago (280+ words) By jward@tctimes. com | on May 27, 2026 The Clarkston Community Historical Society recently announced the opening of a new exhibit "Clarkston Celebrates America 250" at the CCHS museum which is located at the Clarkston Independence District Library. Join the Historical Society in…...
Hasankeyf - The Town That Drove Away
6+ hour, 28+ min ago (194+ words) The construction of the Ilisu Dam in Turkey flooded priceless cultural monuments. These included the city of Hasankeyf, in the south-east of the country. The last inhabitants had to watch as their centuries-old culture disappeared. In south-eastern Turkey, the last…...
John Samuel Shaffer " Gwinn, MI " June 9, 1935 ~ May 14, 2026
21+ hour, 8+ min ago (135+ words) Upper Michigan's Source UPDATE: UPAWS says virus contained, staff told puppies were medically cleared on intake Cause of preeclampsia may have been discovered by University of Michigan researchers US-41 signal work to begin in Houghton June 1 FIRST ALERT: Heat risk…...
Museum featuring historian, author next week
21+ hour, 4+ min ago (131+ words) Herald-Banner Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn for U. S. Senate GOP nomination The Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum will host historian Dr. Ken Bridges for a special program on Texas during World War II at noon on June 5. Javascript is required for…...
Visit Rufford Old Hall, West Lancashire's finest Tudor gem
9+ hour, 35+ min ago (723+ words) There is a building in Rufford that Nikolaus Pevsner, arguably the most authoritative architectural writer Britain has ever produced, described as having a carved wooden screen "of an exuberance of decoration matched nowhere else in England". That alone would make…...
Legacy of first modern princess. .. | Scottish Daily Express - newspaper - Read this story on Magzter. com
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (520+ words) As conservation team unveil delicate work to restore wedding dress, author Elisabeth Basford reveals how Mary tore up the royal rule book Princess Mary on her wedding day, February 28, 1922, at Westminster Abbey Diamond tiara and brooch given to Mary by…...